One thing that all kids seem to share is a love of dinosaurs. Unfortunately, unless “Jurassic Park” becomes a reality, your kids will never have a chance to see their favorite dinosaurs up close. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t have a dinosaur for a pet. That’s the seemingly outrageous claim I heard when I went to Innvo Labs booth at the recent CES show. It turns out they weren’t dealing in DNA cloning but in real robotics, as they had created a robot dinosaur that they say could replace the dog or the cat.
Innvo Labs was showcasing Pleo RB (the RB is for “reborn”) at its booth and the miniature dino was one of the hits of the show. According to its makers, Pleo is just like having a real pet like a dog or cat and in some ways even better. Pleo won’t die and doesn’t need to go to the bathroom outside.
However, that doesn’t mean it’s just a toy. Pleo is able to recognize some voice commands and other react to sensory stimulation such as touch and temperature. It also requires special “food” and sleep. If you don’t treat Pleo well, he’ll be very sad until he gets what he needs.
Innvo Labs said that Pleo is available for a price of about $470, with apps such as the ability to care for your “pet” from afar coming soon. From what I saw, Pleo is incredibly lifelike and it’s almost impossible to tell that it’s a robot. It might not replacing Fluffy or Fido, but Pleo should have dino-crazy kids excited.
“Below are some pictures of the brochures we picked up at CES.”
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